"We sent an invitation to the foreign minister to visit Saudi
Arabia, but this intention to visit has not become a fact ...
But any time he sees fit to come, we are ready to receive him,"
Prince Saud told reporters at a news conference in the Saudi
capital Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia is a leading backer of rebels fighting against
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is a close ally of the
kingdom's main rival, Shi'ite Muslim power Iran.